Is the action verb transitive or intransitive Shawn tells long crazy jokes.?

The verb "tells" in the sentence "Shawn tells long crazy jokes" is transitive.

Here's why:

* Transitive verbs require a direct object. The direct object receives the action of the verb.

* In this sentence, the direct object is "long crazy jokes". Shawn is doing the action of *telling* and the jokes are what are being told.

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